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burgage

noun
/ˈbɝɡɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈbɜːɡɪd͡ʒ/UK

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English burgage, from Old French bourgage and Medieval Latin burgāgium; equivalent to burg + -age.

  1. derived from burgāgium
  2. derived from bourgage
  3. inherited from burgage

Definitions

  1. A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under…

    A medieval tenure in socage under which property in England and Scotland was held under the king or a lord of a town, and was maintained for a yearly rent or for rendering an inferior service (not knight's service) such as watching and warding.

    • Thomas Singleton, bailiff of the escheatery of the town of Lancaster, rendered account in 1441 of £8 4s. 7d. due from ancient rents and various burgages and plats of land which had escheated to the king as duke from various causes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA